Bridle-ring.



PATENTED AUG. 20, 190?.

W. 3, H138, JR. Balms awe.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 18,190!- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM J. HISS, silt, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR 'l. O.:ll.l*lNl Y ll, NEWIIALL, OF PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY.

BRIDLE-RING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 20, 1907.

To all whom it may moment: 7 7 r Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. H ss, Jr., of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bridle-Rings, of which the following is a specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing,

This invention relates to bridle rings which are adapted, lor general application, used more particularly,

however, for supporting telephone and telegraph wires, on the sides of walls, buildings, poles or any other supother modification; Fig. 8 is a side elevation f still another modification. A

In the illustrative embodiment of this invention shown in the drawings, 1 is my bridle ring having an arm 2 for supporting it. on its support, said arm preferably having a portion 3 at an angle'to the remaining portion of the arm so as to permit the ring 4 to stagid out slightly from the support 14. As shown in Figflthis ring is bent back upon itself having an end 5'ap'-' preaching but not lapping the beginning 6 of the ring .4. The gap 7 between the end. 5 of the ring 4 and the beginning 6 of the ring 4 is in my prelerredforrn shown in Fig. 1 covered bye. cover plate 8 having a bent portion 9 substantially parallel to the'portion 3 I of the arm 2. The outer portion of this cover plate is torture 12 through the cover plate and arm'for the reception of some suitable securing means, such for instance as the screw 13 shown in Fig. 1. In this construction the arm .2 is held firmly to the support 14. The telephone or telegraph wires or any articlewhich isto be supported within the ring 4 is slipped over the end 5 and under the end 11 of the cover-plate when it'falls within the ring 4 and is supported in an obyioiis man-- I; may form the cover' plate separate, such as shown at 15, Fig. 4, and secure it to the arm of the ring by some'' I ited to a sheet metal bridle ring stamped or otherwis 8,1tlie arm 2 being preferably flattened to lit up agains the support and apertured as shown at 12 for the reeep means, for instance the screw 13, that supports the arm,

or I may form the cover plate 15 separateaiidriveted or otherwise secure it to thefarm ofjthe ring 4 by means of rivets 16, Fig. 5. My invention, however, is not confined to a bridle ring having a cover plate which as shown in Figs. 3, (3,7and 8 can be omitted. In Fig. 3 the end 5 of the ring-is bent back upon the ring 4 leaving an opening 7 which is unguardedand through which passes the telephone or telegraph wires, although ofcourseit is understood-that the wires may if desired be threaded directly through the center of the ring 4. In Figs. 6

and7 I bendback the end 5 of the ring 4 to make 'it overlap the begidning 6 of the ring so that in effect the ring is closed in which construction no separatev cover plate is needed. To strengthen the arm 2 I may it desired have a portion 20 back upon itself as shown in 3, 6 and 7. My invention furthermore is not lirn- I formed as it maybe made out of wire as shown in Fig,

tion ofany suitable securing means, as a screw 13.

Having thus described this invention in connection with several illustrative embodiments thereof, to the details of which I db not desire to be limited, what is claimed as new and what it is desired to secure by'Lctters Patent is set forth in the appended claims:

1. A brliile ring having an arm the lower portion of the arm being bent back upon itself to form a ring, and a. cover plate.

2. A bridle ring formed of sheet metal having an arm,

the lower portion of the arm being bent back upon itself to gnake'an open ring, and a cover plate to cover the interi'upted portion of the rlng; 1

3. A bridle ring formed of sheet metal having an arm, the lower portlonof the arm being bent back upon itself,

to make an open rlngand an integral cover plate to cover the interrupted portion of the ring.

4. A bridle ring formed of sheet metal, having an arm with an ol'f'set'portion the lower part or the oifset portion. being bent back upon itself to form anopen ring and an integral cover plate bent back on the arm and closing the" 1 WILLIAM- .1. loss, .m.

Witnesses:

Josnrnmn A. Gasman, ALAN M. JOHNSON. 

